By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
News, Politics
Co-leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds, today, warned that a “fragmented opposition” could further split the votes when the General and Regional Elections are held on the 1st September, 2025. He told reporters at his Monday press conference that splitting the votes would make it more difficult for the parties in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June. Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett, will chair the month’s activities, which includes a heavy focus on global security. In a release today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation explained that the month’s […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
Health, News, Politics
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, today, said there is no spike in COVID-19 cases in Guyana, but the Government has started to put precautionary measures in place given the rise of a new COVID-19 variant globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the new variant N.B.1.8.1, a family of the Omicron variant, has […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali, while not denying that he did offer some assistance to businessman turned politician Azruddin Mohamed over four years ago with the Customs clearance of a luxury sports car, today said the invoice with the true value of the car was never presented to him. In response to a video statement that was […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
News, Politics
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, has apologised to Guyana and launched an investigation into the publication of an incomplete map of Guyana in an advertisement carried in its Caribbean Beat in-flight magazine. In a statement today, the Airline said it has taken immediate steps to investigate how the error occurred and to ensure stronger internal review […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2025
News, Politics
Vice Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council for Region Four and member of the PNC Reform, Samuel Sandy, has joined the Regional Chairman, Daniel Seeram, in throwing his support behind the People’s Progressive Party and President Irfaan Ali in the upcoming elections. In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Sandy said he has consistently supported the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2025
News
Investigations into this morning’s fire at the Outreach Ministries Church on Durban Street in Georgetown, have revealed that the fire was an act of arson. A section of the church was damaged by the blaze, which was quickly extinguished by the Fire Service when they were summoned to the scene. Initially, it was suspected that […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2025
News, Politics
The body of Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, Stefon Tudor, was discovered this morning in the Cuyuni River, two days after he fell overboard while on a patrol in the Makapa rapids. His body is expected to be flown to the city today. In an earlier statement, the GDF disclosed that Lance Corporal Tudor was […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
The Canadian homicide investigator, who spent a week in Guyana reviewing the Guyana Police investigations of the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has expressed surprise at the level of medical and pathological investigation done on the body of the young girl. The investigator, Leonard McCoshen, in a summary of his findings provided by the Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on May 30, 2025
News
The Guyana Elections Commission announced today that Nomination Day for political parties and their candidates contesting the upcoming elections will be on the 14th July, 2025. The elections are set to take place on the 1st September, as announced by the President. In a statement this afternoon, GECOM said political parties will be required to […]